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  • Q&A: Jaimie Davis readies for a high-voltage career

    Apr 7, 2021

    Jaimie Davis '21 embraced every opportunity that came his way at 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Polytechnic University. The electrical engineering major is a graduate of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ SouthWestern Collegiate High School in Fort Myers, 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­. He is the founding president of the Mu Omega Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) academic honor society and the 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Poly chapter of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.

  • Alum grows into tech-forward career with Publix Super Markets

    Apr 1, 2021

    When Greg Willard '20 took a high school job packing and bagging grocery items at Publix Super Markets, he never imagined his time with the company would evolve from the supermarket floor to its website's technological infrastructure.

  • Students get taste of tech start-up life at Embarc Collective

    Mar 30, 2021

    Embarc Collective, a Tampa Bay education nonprofit that helps startup businesses build scalable, successful companies, opened its doors to 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­students recently and offered them a peek at the possibilities for those considering an entrepreneurial future.

  • 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Poly entrepreneurial team wins funding at Catapult LAUNCH Pitch Night

    Mar 22, 2021

    LAKELAND, Fla. - An entrepreneurial team of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­students earned funding for their development of an innovative gesture-control device for electric longboards at the 2021 Catapult LAUNCH Pitch Night in Lakeland.

  • Capstone team creates next-generation risk assessment tool

    Mar 18, 2021

    In business, it's important to know whether potential partners have hidden risks that could one day affect either company's operations. A team of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­senior capstone design students are developing a tool to assess this risk and help companies make more informed decisions.

  • Engineering alum excels in leadership role with global tech company

    Mar 4, 2021

    In the three years since Christopher Krenek '18 graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Polytechnic University, he has become an accomplished process engineer and manages a team of 20 at Carlisle Interconnect Technologies in Saint Augustine, 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­.

  • Financial aid opens doors of opportunity to hundreds of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Poly students

    Feb 26, 2021

    While a student at Tampa Bay Technical High School, Maricelly Nascimento knew she'd need extra financial help to make her academic dreams become a reality.

  • Ready to grow: 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Poly recruiting dozens of faculty

    Feb 22, 2021

    LAKELAND, Fla. - 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Polytechnic University, the only state university dedicated entirely to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), is poised for unprecedented growth as it seeks to add 25 new faculty members for the fall 2021 semester.

  • Phoenix Lacrosse shines in inaugural season opener

    Feb 22, 2021

    The Phoenix Lacrosse Team took the field for the first time on Friday, Feb. 19, in a Purple and White exhibition game. The spirited event drew a crowd of more than 100 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­students and other supporters eager to cheer on the student athletes in their debut game despite the cold, rainy weather.

  • Students share high-tech project experience with future collegians

    Feb 16, 2021

    Middle and high school students at dozens of schools across the state learned about the culture of hands-on, high-tech learning at 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Poly University on Thursday, Feb. 11.